During his early years in prison, Abraham tried to file multiple lawsuits concerning the conditions of confinement. The courts rejected all his claims because they followed the idea that persons sentenced to prison are not entitled to the same constitutional protections they enjoyed before conviction. This policy is referred to as the:
a. conservative doctrine.
b. hand-off doctrine.
c. judicial doctrine.
d. punitive doctrine.
b
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The first scientist to use DNA profiling in a criminal case was _______.
A. Alec Jeffreys B. Joseph Wambaugh C. Barry Scheck D. Gerald Sheindlin
When the witness tell the investigating officer different stories about how the accident occurred, the officer should keep in mind that
a. One witness is deliberately attempting to tell the officer a false account of what he saw b. All witnesses see the accident in exactly the same way; therefore one or more witnesses are lying to the officer c. Different witnesses will perceive the same situation differently, and, therefore, each witness maybe telling the truth as he/she perceived it to be. d. None of the above
Which of the following statements is consistent with the data displayed in the table?
a. 9% of the respondents strongly disagreed with the three statements
b. Most respondents are undecided about their agreement with the three statements
c. 14% of respondents who agree would support tougher enforcement
d. 40% of respondents would strongly support juvenile curfews
Upon conviction in China, the person may be sentenced to which of the following?
A. Death B. Life imprisonment C. Fixed term imprison D. All of these